George O'Leary

George O’Leary took over Georgia Tech in 1994 and accumulated a 52-33 record over seven full seasons. He captured the ACC title in 1998 and also won three bowl games.

Unfortunately O’Leary fell victim to an NCAA investigation, and although he was not held responsible, he felt it was time to leave. Especially when Notre Dame came calling after the 2001 season.

So here is O’Leary heading for his dream job after skating from the Georgia Tech situation. Or so he thought.

Not long after Leary accepted the job, Notre Dame officials discovered discrepancies on his resume. First they found he never earned a Masters from so called “NYU-Stony Brook” (two separate schools) and he never played football at New Hampshire.

Officials asked for O’Leary’s resignation after they discovered addition problems with his academic records.

Jim Tressel

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The love affair between Jim Tressel and the Ohio State fanbase could possibly be coming to an end. The NCAA reported that Tressel “permitted football student-athletes to participate in intercollegiate athletics while ineligible."

The charge stems from Tressel not properly passing along an e-mail when it was learned that several “Buckeye souvenirs” were discovered at a local tattoo parlor.

Ohio State has 90 days to respond to the NCAA. Five Ohio State players and Coach Tressel will miss the opening five games of the 2011 season.

In another surprising move Kiffin took the Tennessee job the following season.

Kiffin finished his only season in Knoxville with a 7-6 record and a throng of angry fans. When Kiffin left to take the USC job, students rioted on campus and started several small fires. Part of the crowd was disappointed that he left, while another faction was unhappy that he didn’t leave soon enough.

In his most embarrassing moment, he took part in a bench-clearing brawl between Clemson and South Carolina. Holtz had announced his retirement a few days before, so instead of celebrating his final season at a bowl, the two schools decided their teams would stay home.

Rick Neuheisel

Rick Neuheisel, currently the head football coach at UCLA, is on the third stop of his college coaching carousel.

It’s probably to no one’s surprise that Neuheisel's previous schools, Colorado and Washington, have run afoul with the NCAA.

It wasn’t until Neuheisel left for Washington that the NCAA clamped down on Colorado. The Buffaloes were charged with 53 recruiting violations, 51 credited to Neuheisel.

Things didn’t change at Washington. Neuheisel was in trouble from day one. First, from making an illegal recruiting visit, then for betting on a basketball pool. Neuheisel was eventually fired for the gambling allegations, but the NCAA botched the investigation and he was awarded $4.5 million.

Mike Leach

Leach never had a losing season year career at Texas Tech. His troubles began when it was learned that one of his players was kept in a closet while Texas Tech prepared for the Alamo Bowl.

The player turned out to be Adam James, son of commentator Craig James.

Leach ended up losing his job, but it was curious that he was fired moments before he was due $2.5 million in bonus money. Lawsuits followed from Leach but were eventually struck down. An appeal is pending.

Gary Barnett

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Gary Barnett would be the last coach in America who could possibly get in trouble. He had just left Northwestern, one of the storied academic institutions in the land. But as it turned Colorado was not quite the same, and Barnett changed his tune.